Glove-model.



No. 795,706. 7 PATLNTBD JULY 25,1905. 1. E. KIRBAGH.

GLOVE MODEL.

APPLICATION TILED D30. 1, 1904.

Witnesses. n

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRIEDRICH ERHARD KIRBACH, OF MARBACH, NEAR LEUBSDORF,

. GERMANY.

GLOVE-MODEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 1905.

Application filed December 1, 1904. Serial No. 235.073.

T0 at whom, it nuty concern:

Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH ERHARD KIRBAGH, a subject of the GermanEmperor, residing-at Marbach, near Leubsdorf, in the Kingdom of Saxonyand Empire of Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Glove-Models, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in love-models whereon the glovesare drawn For cleaning, stretching, drying, and other purposes.

My invention consists in a glove-model having a main body or handportion provided with rigid and movably-mounted digits or fingers.-

Hitherto glove-models have been constructed having all of the digitsrigid or all movable, either of which constructions has very decideddrawbacks. In models where the fingers or digits are all rigid it isimpossible to easily and effectively clean portions of the glove betweenthe fingers, for the reason that sufiicient space is not afforded topermit the insertion of the operators finger together with the rag orsponge with which the cleaning operation is carried on. In the formwhere the digits of the model are all movable or pivotally mounted thestrain in maintaining the digits in a vertical position during thecleaning operation is sustained entirely by the glove, the latter oftenbeing stretched and ripped when the fingers are swun to an extremeposition to one side or the ot er. In my improved'model these defectsare entirely overcome by the provision of rigid and movably-mounteddigits.

My invention will be more fully described in connection with theaccompanying drawings and will be more particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents in side elevation one embodiment ofmy invention. Fig. 2 represents an edge elevation thereof.

Like parts are designated by similar ordinals throughout both thefigures of the drawin s.

its shown, my invention consists generally of a glove-model having amain body or hand portion 1 of relatively extensive length to permit thesame to be held by the operator. Said body portion 1 is provided with afirst digit or thumb 8, which is pivotally mounted at l1. The said digitdesirably projects at an angle outwardly from the body portion of themodel, as shown in Fig. 2, to simulate the position of the human thumb.The hand or body portion 1 is provided on its upper end with two rigidparts in the form of first and second digits or fingers 2 and 5, whichare desirably formed integral with the body portion 1. At the base ofthe finger portions 2 and 5 there is formed a centrally-disposed recessadapted to receive the base portions of two movably-mounted digits orfingers 3 and 4, respectively. The said digits 2 to 5, inclusive, are ofrelatively long and short lengths, approximating in size those of thehuman hand. I desirably mount the digits 3 and 4 upon a rod 10, which isrigidly secured in any suitable manner in the base portions of thefingers 2 and 5. WhileI have shown the outer fingers 2 and 5 formedintegral with the hand portion, the same is not essential to asuccessfully operating model, as it will be obvious that the position ofthe integral and movable digits could be reversed.

In cleaning gloves a great advantage is secured by having certain of thefingers of the model movable, as it is possible to swing the movablefingers to one side and freely operate on the inner portions of therigid fingers, whereas in models where the digits are all rigid theoperation of cleaning the inner surfaces of the finger portions of theglove is attended by many difficulties. A highly-imortant advantage isderived from having at east two of the fingers of the model rigid, forthe reason that in cleaning the glove pressure exerted upon the fingerscauses less danger of swinging them over too far and stretching the bodyand finger portions of the glove. It will also be obvious that where atleast two of the fingers or digits are rigid the glove itself willnormally hold the movable fingers in an upright position.

While I have herein shown and described one embodiment of my invention,it will be obvious that changes may readily be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

Therefore what I claim, and desire to'secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a glove-model, the combination of a hand portion formed in onepiece, provided pivot-rod mounted in said hand ortion, and twointermediate fingers movab y mounted on said pivot.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRIEDRICH ERHARD KIRBACH.

Witnesses BRUNO UNLA, MORRIS LIPMAN.

